1989 Currie Cup Division A
1989 Currie Cup Division A | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 28 April – 7 October 1989 |
Champions | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal (16th title) / Template:Rut Western Province (29th title) |
Relegated | Template:Rut South West Africa (withdrew) |
The 1989 Currie Cup Division A (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 51st season since the competition started in 1889.
Teams
Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons
- Division A was expanded from seven to eight teams.
- Template:Rut Northern Free State were promoted from Division B.
Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons
- Template:Rut South West Africa withdrew.
- Template:Rut Western Transvaal were promoted from Division B.
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs
There were eight participating teams in the 1989 Currie Cup Division A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs (along with the top team from Division B). In the semi-finals, the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top had a bye through to the final. The final was then played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed top in Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B.
Log
1989 Currie Cup Division A Log | |||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
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1 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 195 | +335 | 71 | 17 | 28 |
2 | Template:Rut Western Province | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 431 | 258 | +173 | 56 | 30 | 20 |
3 | Template:Rut Free State | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 336 | 272 | +64 | 35 | 22 | 16 |
4 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 408 | 371 | +37 | 46 | 48 | 14 |
5 | Template:Rut Natal | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 327 | 313 | +14 | 39 | 34 | 14 |
6 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 248 | 434 | –186 | 28 | 53 | 8 |
7 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 262 | 434 | –142 | 28 | 52 | 6 |
8 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 211 | 476 | –265 | 18 | 68 | 6 |
Template:Rut Northern Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup Final and Template:Rut Western Province qualified for the Currie Cup Semi-Final. Template:Rut South West Africa withdrew from the competition following Namibian independence.[1] * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, Pts = Log Points Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw |
Fixtures and Results
Round One
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 15 – 45 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[2] |
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 18 – 12 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[3] |
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 27 – 18 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Pretoria | ||
Report[4] |
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 17 – 21 | Template:Rut Western Province | Durban | ||
Report[5] |
Round Two
6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 56 – 15 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Welkom | ||
Report[6] |
6 May 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 12 – 45 | Template:Rut Natal | Windhoek | ||
Report[7] |
6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 32 – 24 | Template:Rut Free State | Johannesburg | ||
Report[8] |
6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 18 – 30 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
Report[9] |
Round Three
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 46 – 12 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[10][11] |
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 16 – 10 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Durban | ||
Report[12] |
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 27 – 22 | Template:Rut Western Province | Welkom | ||
Report[13] |
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 55 – 13 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Pretoria | ||
Report[14] |
Round Four
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 27 – 18 | Template:Rut Natal | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[15] |
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 23 – 12 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[16] |
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 24 – 27 | Template:Rut Western Province | Windhoek | ||
Report[17] |
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 15 – 46 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Johannesburg | ||
Report[18] |
Round Five
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 16 – 21 | Template:Rut Free State | Durban | ||
Report[19] |
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 22 – 15 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Welkom | ||
Report[20] |
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 50 – 6 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Pretoria | ||
Report[21] |
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 35 – 15 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
Report[22] |
Round Six
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 11 – 25 | Template:Rut Western Province | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[23] |
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 16 – 24 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[24] |
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 40 – 9 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Durban | ||
Report[25] |
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 46 – 28 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Johannesburg | ||
Report[26] |
Round Seven
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 19 – 27 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Welkom | ||
Report[27] |
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 58 – 15 | Template:Rut Natal | Pretoria | ||
Report[28] |
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 32 – 20 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Windhoek | ||
Report[29] |
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 29 – 6 | Template:Rut Free State | Cape Town | ||
Report[30] |
Round Eight
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 25 – 0 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[31] |
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 22 – 12 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[32] |
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 22 – 16 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Durban | ||
Report[33] |
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 24 – 9 | Template:Rut Western Province | Pretoria | ||
Report[34] |
Round Nine
29 July 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 26 – 27 | Template:Rut Natal | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[35] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province, Template:Rut Northern Free State, Template:Rut Northern Transvaal, Template:Rut South West Africa, Template:Rut Transvaal, Template:Rut Western Province |
Round Ten
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 21 – 33 | Template:Rut Free State | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[36] |
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 3 – 71 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
Report[37] |
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 38 – 20 | Template:Rut Natal | Johannesburg | ||
Report[38] |
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 54 – 13 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Cape Town | ||
Report[39] |
Round Eleven
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 24 – 3 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Durban | ||
Report[40] |
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 13 – 40 | Template:Rut Free State | Welkom | ||
Report[41] |
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 38 – 24 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Pretoria | ||
Report[42] |
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 47 – 6 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Cape Town | ||
Report[43] |
Round Twelve
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 12 – 27 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[44] |
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 24 – 12 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Windhoek | ||
Report[45] |
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 27 – 35 | Template:Rut Western Province | Johannesburg | ||
Report[46] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State, Template:Rut Natal |
Round Thirteen
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 22 – 27 | Template:Rut Natal | Welkom | ||
Report[47] |
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 29 – 24 | Template:Rut Free State | Pretoria | ||
Report[48] |
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 25 – 15 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
Report[49] |
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 64 – 12 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Cape Town | ||
Report[50] |
Round Fourteen
16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 16 – 6 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[51] |
16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Free State | 19 – 11 | Template:Rut Western Province | Bloemfontein | ||
Report[52] |
16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Natal | 13 – 18 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Durban | ||
Report[53] |
16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 52 – 30 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Johannesburg | ||
Report[54] |
Round Fifteen
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 9 – 33 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Welkom | ||
Report[55] |
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 22 – 18 | Template:Rut Free State | Windhoek | ||
Report[56] |
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 50 – 16 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Johannesburg | ||
Report[57] |
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 32 – 27 | Template:Rut Natal | Cape Town | ||
Report[58] |
Semi-Finals
30 September 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 9 – 71 | Template:Rut Western Province | Potchefstroom | ||
Report[59] |
Final
7 October 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province | 16 – 16 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
Report[60] |
Relegation Play-Offs
The promotion/relegation play-off games between Template:Rut Eastern Province and Template:Rut Western Transvaal were not played. At the end of September 1989, the South African Rugby Board announced that Template:Rut South West Africa would not play in the 1990 Currie Cup competition and that Template:Rut Western Transvaal would be automatically promoted.[61] Despite suggestions that Template:Rut South West Africa would be allowed back into the Currie Cup,[62] South West Africa later voluntarily withdrew, due to uncertainty arising from Namibia gaining independence.[1]
See also
- 1989 Currie Cup Division B
- 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
- 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
- 1989 Lion Cup
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